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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar shown slippers at election rally, crowd chants Modi’s name
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Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar shown slippers at election rally, crowd chants Modi’s name

A group of people at the election rally at Warsaliganj showed 'chappals' while Kumar was addressing the rally in favour of JD(U) candidate Pradeep Kumar

Despite protest, Kumar continued to deliver his speech. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintPremium
Despite protest, Kumar continued to deliver his speech. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Nawada/Barbigha: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was on Tuesday shown slippers by a section of people during an election rally in Nawada.

A group of people at the election rally at Warsaliganj showed ‘chappals’ while Kumar was addressing the rally in favour of JD(U) candidate Pradeep Kumar who is the sitting MLA. The restive crowd shouted “Modi, Modi" chant and also chanted anti-Nitish slogans at the rally, ahead of the five-phase state Assembly elections beginning on 12 October.

Unperturbed by the protest, Kumar went ahead with his address and listed achievements of his government and his future vision particularly for youths. Though the exact reason behind the incident was not known, the scene continued while Kumar was delivering his speech.

Earlier, while addressing an election rally at Barbigha in favour of Congress candidate, Kumar raised the issue of DNA barb of Prime Minister Narendra Modi against him and played the issue of Bihari pride with the public. “You mean to say that people chose a person with defective DNA as their chief minister for the past 10 years," he said.

The senior JD(U) leader also questioned the BJP slogan of “parivartan" (change). “By parivartan do you mean to send back girls home from school where they are going today on bicycles?" he said slamming the BJP. The chief minister reiterated his seven future resolves, contained in his vision document, worth .70 lakh crore which included 4 lakh credit facility for students.

Kumar made a blistering attack on the Prime Minister for raising doubt as to from where the resource for this Rs2.70 lakh crore vision would come and assured him “I will not come to you with a bowl seeking fund for this."

The PM had earlier mocked at Kumar for protesting his comment regarding Bihar remaining in the category of BIMARU states by saying if the state was no more in that category why does Kumar come to Delhi with bowl to seek more fund.

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Published: 29 Sep 2015, 09:42 PM IST
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